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Terkel in Trouble

2004 · 77 min

A gleefully crude, darkly funny ride through school life that keeps you laughing and squirming at the same time.

Directed by
Stefan Fjeldmark, Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Anders Matthesen, Kim Matthesen
Tagline
Experience torture and extremely tight pants!
Overview
6th-grader Terkel begins experiencing a streak of bad luck after sitting on a black spider. His teacher dies and is replaced by the strange Justin. At home, Terkel's Uncle Stewart erupts in sporadic fits of rage, and at school Terkel is bullied by two boys after they learn that fat Doris likes him. On a school camping trip, Terkel begins receiving death threats and must figure out who wants to kill him.

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Directed by
Stefan Fjeldmark, Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Anders Matthesen, Kim Matthesen
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • guilt
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • musical
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation, comedy, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Stefan Fjeldmark, Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen
Written by
Mette Heeno
Starring
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Music
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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